Jean-François René Pontal (born 17 April 1943) is a French businessman, and a former Chief Executive of Orange S.A.[1]
Early life
editChild of the official Gaston Pontal,[2] he has a degree in Engineering in 1966 from the Centre d'études supérieures des techniques industrielles (CESTI), now called Supméca, part of Polyméca.
Career
editOrange (UK) was bought by France Télécom in May 2000 for £25 billion. France Télécom changed its name to Orange S.A. He had worked at France Télécom since 1996.
Orange
editHe was Chief Executive (directeur général or PDG) of Orange (worldwide) from January 2001 until 24 March 2003.[3]
See also
edit- Graham Howe (businessman), his deputy chief executive at Orange.
References
edit- ^ "Business Profile: A study in Orange". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2002. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". francearchives.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Orange 2003